We know lots of our visitors are curious about the history of the blindness field. Fortunately, there is an increasing number of history pages on the Web produced by some venerable institutions in the blindness field. Find out about the origins of some places we've been hearing about for years.
United Kingdom History of St. Dunstan's
United Kingdom Jordanstown Revisited
United Kingdom Northamptonshire Association for the Blind
United Kingdom Royal School for the Blind, Liverpool
Alabama Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind
Hall of Fame: Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field
California Braille Institute
Colorado Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind Plus, there is a study in progress of the Colorado School's students between 1874-1883.
Connecticut Connecticut Institute for the Blind
District of Columbia Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
Florida Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
Georgia Georgia Academy for the Blind
Idaho Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind
Illinois (Winnetka) Hadley School for the Blind
Iowa Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School Yes! This is the school Mary Ingalls attended.
Kansas Kansas State School for the Visually Handicapped
Kentucky A Place in Time A wonderful history of Kentucky School for the Blind's Louisville neighborhood from the Louisville Courier-Journal
Maryland Maryland School for the Blind
Massachusetts Perkins School for the Blind
Michigan Michigan School for the Blind
Minnesota Minnesota Academy for the Blind
Missouri Missouri School for the Blind
New York New York Institute for Special Education
North Carolina Governor Morehead School for the Blind
North Dakota North Dakota School for the Blind
Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
South Dakota South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Texas Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Learn about the history of the code that will not die in How Braille Began
We don't have all the history pages in the blindness field out there--yet--but we hope to add them as we find them. Please contact us about ones we haven't found!